Third ARAB-AMERICAN FRONTIERS OF SCIENCE, ENGINEERING, AND MEDICINE SYMPOSIUM

The third Arab-American Frontiers symposium was held in partnership with the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Saudi Arabia on December 5 - 7, 2015. The meeting convened U.S. and Arab scientists, engineers and medical professionals to discuss major scientific advances on a wide array of topics under the overarching theme of "Sensing Technologies, Networks and Applications".

This program brings together outstanding young scientists, engineers, and medical professionals from the United States and the 21 countries of the Arab League for a series of symposia to discuss exciting advances and opportunities in their fields. The goal of these meetings is to enhance the scientific exchange and dialogue among young researchers in Arab countries and the United States, including the Arab science diaspora, and through this interaction, facilitate research collaboration within and beyond the region.

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ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

In early 2015, an organizing committee of young researchers met at KAUST to decide on research topics to be discussed at the Symposium in 2015.They were asked to look for research areas that are relevant to the Arab world as well as to the United States and, within those, identify exciting advances and opportunities for future research and cross-disciplinary collaboration regarding sensors. Based on their discussion, the committee members agreed on the following sessions' program:

Session I: Sensor Processes, Circuits, and Networks

Session II: Advanced Materials and Assemblies for Sensing

Session III: Advances in Biomedical Sensing Technology

Session IV: Advances in Environment Sensing

Session V: Sensors to Maintain Agroecosystem Health

Session VI: Integrated Approaches to Sensing Across Modalities

One of the main objectives of Frontiers symposia is to foster pluridisciplinary dialogue and collaborations. Therefore, while speakers in each session are selected as experts in the topics above, each general participant also has the opportunity to present his or her research during poster sessions.

The Arab-American Frontiers Symposium aims at establishing long-term bi- or multi-national research cooperation. To further this goal, a small number of Fellowships are provided after the symposium to teams of participants who intend to cooperate.